1 Kings 8:52
That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
1 Kings 8:52 in other translations
| BSB | May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. |
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| WEB | that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant and to the supplication of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. |
| ASV | that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee. |
| YLT | for Thine eyes being open unto the supplication of Thy servant, and unto the supplication of Thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all they call unto Thee for; |
| DARBY | thine eyes being open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. |
| BBE | Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, hearing them when their cry comes to you. |
| Webster | That thy eyes may be open to the supplication of thy servant, and to the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken to them in all their supplications to thee. |
What does 1 Kings 8:52 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-53
In this excellent prayer, Solomon does as we should do in every prayer; he gives glory to God. Fresh experiences of the truth of God's promises call for larger praises. He sues for grace and favour from God. The experiences we have of God's performing his promises, should encourage us to depend upon them, and to plead them with him; and those who expect further mercies, must be thankful for former mercies. God's…
1 Kings 8:52 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:52
- Psalms 145:18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- 1 Kings 8:29
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
- Psalms 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
- 2 Chronicles 6:40
Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
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- 1 Kings 8:51
For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
- 1 Kings 8:52
That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
- 1 Kings 8:53
For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
1 Kings 8:52 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que tus ojos estén abiertos á la oración de tu siervo, y á la plegaria de tu pueblo Israel, para oirlos en todo aquello por lo que te invocaren: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – tes yeux étant ouverts à la supplication de ton serviteur et à la supplication de ton peuple Israël, pour les entendre dans tout ce pour quoi ils crieront à toi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | so daß deine Augen offen seien für das Flehen deines Knechtes und für das Flehen deines Volkes Israel, daß du auf sie hörest in allem, um was sie zu dir rufen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ut sint oculi tui aperti ad deprecationem servi tui, et populi tui Israël, et exaudias eos in universis pro quibus invocaverint te. |